<s>
Cantata++	B-Library
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Cantata	O
in	O
newer	O
versions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
dynamic	O
testing	O
,	O
specifically	O
unit	O
testing	O
and	O
integration	O
testing	O
,	O
and	O
code	B-Application
coverage	I-Application
at	O
run	B-Library
time	I-Library
of	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
programs	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
QA	O
Systems	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
formerly	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
IPL	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Processing	I-Application
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cantata	O
and	O
Cantata++	B-Library
were	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
IPL	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Processing	I-Application
Systems	O
until	O
2012	O
when	O
QA	O
Systems	O
GmbH	O
acquired	O
the	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
QA	O
Systems	O
Ltd	O
in	O
Bath	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IDE	O
of	O
Cantata	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Eclipse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
test	O
executable	O
will	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
computing	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
a	O
native	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
target	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integration	O
of	O
debuggers	B-Application
is	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
users	O
of	O
Cantata	O
are	O
either	O
developers	O
of	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
programmed	O
in	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
or	O
of	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
embedded	O
systems	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
standards	O
below	O
highly	O
recommends	O
or	O
mandates	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
unit	O
testing	O
and	O
integration	O
testing	O
with	O
a	O
code-driven	O
testing	O
framework	B-Architecture
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mapping	O
of	O
verification	O
and	O
validation	O
requirements	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
standards	O
for	O
functional	O
software	O
testing	O
,	O
robustness	B-General_Concept
testing	I-General_Concept
and	O
structural	O
testing	O
(	O
code	B-Application
coverage	I-Application
)	O
to	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Cantata	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
vendor	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
tool	O
certification	O
kits	O
for	O
IS0	O
26262	O
,	O
IEC	O
60880	O
,	O
IEC	O
61508	O
,	O
IEC	B-Application
62304	I-Application
and	O
EN	O
50128	O
,	O
and	O
tool	O
qualification	O
kits	O
for	O
DO-178B	O
and	O
DO-178C/DO	O
-330	O
.	O
</s>
